Eight years of watching his childhood friend take proverbial punches as a caddie were pent up when Masters winner Rory McIlroy let it all out on Sunday in his winner’s press conference at Augusta National.
Jason Day may have earned a fifth top-10 result at the Masters but the perennial Augusta contender blasted himself for not capitalising on another year in the mix at the April major.
Jason Day has praised the guts of Masters champion Rory McIlroy in completing the career grand slam after more than a decade of “gut punches” and heartache attempting to capture golf’s holy grail.
After a glass-case-of-emotion-strapped-to-the-front-of-a-rollercoaster type of afternoon at Augusta National, we can FINALLY say it with certainty: Rory McIlroy is a Masters champion.
Despite some shaky swings down the stretch, Rory McIlroy was as locked in as he’s ever been on Sunday at Augusta National. Just ask his playing partner, Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau, who stunned McIlroy last June in the US Open at Pinehurst, struggled all day with his iron play, hitting long left approach after long left Read more…
Rory McIlroy has succeeded Tiger Woods’s throne as golf’s greatest modern player by winning the Masters at Augusta National to become just the sixth golfer in history to complete golf’s career grand slam.
Here is a live blog of the 2025 Masters which our man at Augusta National, Evin Priest, with help from our Golf Digest colleagues, will update as often as we can on site.
Shane Lowry wasn’t having it. He’d just come off the 18th hole having finished bogey-bogey, dropping from five back to seven back in a blink. He’d battled all day to post an under par round and get inside the top four on the leader board. Instantly spoiled.
For a player who had two double-bogeys late in the first round, seemingly ruining his hopes early of a Masters win, Rory McIlroy has bounced back in historic fashion. After a 66 on day two, McIlroy became the first player in history to start a round at the Masters with six consecutive 3s on the scorecard.
By day’s end, a number of the more recognisable players of past and present had their weekend fates sealed – if two-over par or better was not next to their names, they were headed home early.
Cameron Smith has vowed to return in a year and make amends for squandering a golden opportunity after a heartbreaking freefall from Masters contention to his first ever missed cut at Augusta National.
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